Nigeria: Buhari Backs Plan to Fire 21,780 Teachers, Says It's Tragic They Failed Pry School Test

14 November 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, gave his backing to plans by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to sack 21,780 teachers, who failed the competency test conducted by the state government.

The President's support for the governor came as the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, warned Governor El-Rufai to wait for what it described as 'mother of all protests' over the alleged sack bid.

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